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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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